Brian Trafas, KLA Tencor - Biography

Brian
Trafas, Ph.D.Chief Marketing OfficerKLA Tencor

Brian Trafas serves as the chief marketing officer,
where he is responsible for overseeing marketing initiatives, product
development, marketing communications, market research, and the development of
marketing talent. During his tenure, he has
led the company’s introduction of Laser Scattering Patterned Wafer Inspection
products, Scatterometry-based critical dimension (CD) products, and developed a
company-wide program of marketing best practices and talent forums. Prior to
this appointment, he served as vice president and general manager of
KLA-Tencor’s CD metrology division.

With two decades of experience in the semiconductor
capital equipment industry, with an emphasis on process control, Trafas is a
sought-after author having contributed more than 30 technical papers. He has
written extensively about CD process control, advanced patterned wafer
inspection methodologies and the application of scanning probe
microscopes. Currently, Trafas is the chairman of the SEMI North America
Advisory Board, leading multiple constituencies in the advancement of
semiconductor technology.

Trafas holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from
St. John’s University and a doctorate in materials science from the University
of Minnesota. He has earned several industry honors including the R&D
100 Award from R&D Magazine.